Fastening device for bags



" 1932.` HQ LE'Bi-:RMAN 1,888,230

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gmx/nto@ Har/y Leerm Patented Nov. 22', 1932 UNITED smeT-rasA PATENT OFFICE l u HARRY LEBEmaz-AN, or NEW-Yoan, N. Y.,

As'sIGNoR 'ro Gnoovn Loox co. or

-NEW YORK, N. Y., .A CORPORATION F NEW `YORK l 1 rAsrNINGjDEvIcE For:l BAGS Y Application filedl May 14:, 19430. lSerial No. 452,356.

Y The present invention relates to hand and other types of bags, and has moreparticular reference to an improved fastening means applied to bag frames.

An object ofthe. presentinvention isto provide a fastening means for bag Vframes of the type whereina pair of opposed fmembers are pivotally connected together and are adapted to be 'swung toward'and from each other in the act of closing and opening the bag,and wherein'the fastening means will not readily springl open Aand wherein it cannot be easily or accidently moved into open position. i Another object of the present invention is to provide a fasteningy means of this charf acter which lends itself readily toornamentation, which may be quickly and easily manipulated intolocking and released positions, which serves to maintain the opposed members of the frame in true alignment with one another and which effectively holds the frames in closed position throughout their lengths-when the lock is closed.

Another feature of the present invention is to provide a fastening device for bag frames which does not extend beyondthe 'top-of the frame and whichadmits of the use of frames of channel vconstruction Y so that' ,the frames with the fastening device l' thereon may be applied to bags of various types and .of various materials without modification Ain the generalframe structure. Y

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention-'will bemore fully'described hereinafter, and willA bemore particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto. Y Y I In the drawing, wherein like symbols refer to like or cor-responding parts throughroutthe several views.

Figure 1 is a perspective .view of abag frame in closed position and showing a fasteningdevice constructed according 4to the i `present invention applied thereto.

j Figure 2 is a similar view with the fastening device released andthe members of the Vframe in open position.,V

Figure 3 is a fragmentary upper edge view i in register with, the recess`l4i'wth aar"guide of the beg` frame in locked postionalid with the top wall of the bag frame broken away. n `Figure 4 is a similar view with the'fastening or` locking device in opener releasedzposition,and ,Y

Figure V5 is a transverse section taken through the locked frames substantially-,on

the line 5 5 of Figure 3.y

Referring tothe drawing, the lbag-frame including the lockingfrfeature comprises a pair of frame members 10 and y11V.' Eachv frame member comprises a U-shapedbody lportion,the same beingconstructed of channel shape with the channel opening inwardlyV adapted` to receiveV the4 edge ofthe bag mate; rial atrthe top of the bag in the usual manner. rThe opposed arms of the. members lO'and 11 at each end of the bag arevpivotally connected together byhinges 12, the hinges being secured to the free ends yof the arms of v 'the memberslO and 11 and arranged so'that the members 10 and 11 when swung together at their upperV ends lie in face to face contact Vas shown clearly in Figures 1 3, 4 and 5.

One of the frame members, such as 10, is provided along its upper edge with a top channel rail 13 which is of a width equal sub.- stantially to twice the thickness of the frame 10, or equal' to the thickness of both the frames 10 and 11 when lin closed position.

vThis top rail 13 overhangs' the member .1 1

when in closed position and at its outer ange is secured to the outer edge` portion of the member 10, vas shown clearly in Figure 5. vThe inner iiange ofthe rail 13, .at anintermediate point, is interrupted `or cut away to e provide a recess 14' and the recess is so posi- 'tioned that substantially one-half the length thereof is located centrally between the ends of the frame while the other portion or half of the recess is offset'toward oneend ofthe frame. v the recess 14 is provided witha depending Thel centrally disposed portion of f locking lip 15'which, as shown in Figures 2l and 5, extends downwardly from the top portion of the channelrail 13 andis of less width than the inner vflange Aof thechannel rail 13 so as to project into the recess 14 but a slight distance atthe top thereof. v

The opposite frame member 11 is provided,

member 16 in the form of a T-head which may be of the length of the recess 14 .so as to pass therethrough With a snug t to insure the proper registration of the frame members and 11 during the opening and ciosing of the frame members, and the guide member 16 is provided at its outer edge and opposite ends with rounded corners 17 adapted to engage againstthe flange of the rail 18 at opposite ends of the recess 14 to insure the free and easy opening of the frame. Also the guide member 16 is integrall with andv projects from the opposing side wall of frame 11 so as to be in axial alignment with'the klongitudinal axis of the channel rail 18.

`A locking slide k18 is mounted upon the guide member 16 and, asshown in Figure 5, is of channel form with the free edges thereof turned inwardly beneath the head of the guide member 16A so as to hold the slide 18 thereto andV admit ofthe shifting'of the slide 18 lengthwise of the guide member 16.

The slide 18 is of less length'than that of the guide member 16 and is proportioned to freely enter the oset portion of the recess 14 when the slide. member 18 is shifted in one direction to register with said portion of f the recess. f The slide member 18 is adapted to be shifted lengthwise of the guide 16 so as to bring the slide member 18 behind the locking lip 15, as .shown in Figures 3 and 5, and the slide member 18 is of sufciient height or thickness above the guide member 16 as to engage against the rear or inner side of the lip for holding the frame members together. f f

For the purpose of shifting the slide 18, the finger hold 19 is provided upon the outer face of the frame member 11 and this finger hold 19 may be of any suitable conguration but preferably is in the form of an elongated flat body piece adapted to lie flat against the frame members 10 and 11 when closed, as shown in Figure 5, andis preferably of'a width not greater than the vcombined widths of the upper portions of the frame members. This finger hold. 19 may be of any suitable lconstruction and-may be in the form o f a hollow vshell adapted to support and carry a surface ornamentation 20 which may comprise stones,l a composition material or the like. The finger member 19 is connected to the'lock- :ing slide 18 by a relatively narrow shank or neck portion Qlwhich extends inwardly from the inner side of the member 19 and is connected to the slide 18 at a point below the upper face thereof so as to accommodate the locking lip 15 when the slide is adjusted into position behind the same. Y

In the use and application of the bag frame the frame members 10V and 11are secured in the usual manner to the upper'free edge portions ofa bag of cloth, leather, metal or any other material or combinations thereof and the members 10 and 11 swing upon their pivots or hinges 12 in the usual manner of opening and closing the bag. When the bag is to be closed the members 10 and 11 are moved at their outer ends toward each other with the locking slide 18 shifted into position to register with the enlarged portion of the recess 14. As'the frame members 10 and 11 approach a closed position the guide 16 enters the recess 14 and insures the proper registerying of the members 10 and 11 as the opposite ends of the guide 16 abut the ends of the recess 14. The guide 16 and the locking slide 18 therefore enter the recess, as soon as the frame members 10 and 11 are brought together in face to face relation, the finger hold 19 is forced end wise of the frame member 11 so kas to shift' the locking slide 18 toward the other end of the guide 14 and back of the` dependinglocking lip 15. The frictionalcontact between the slide 18 and its guide 16 and the linger hold 19 and thev adjacent outer side face of the frame member 11 yieldingly hold the parts in'interlocking relation and prevent the accidental unlocking or releasing of the frame members 10 and 11 incident to the handling of the bag or the contact of the finger hold 19 with surrounding objects.

For the purpose of suspending the bag frame the member 10 may be provided at its opposite outer corners with loop portions 22 for the reception of the end links of a chain, the ends of'a strap orthe like. Y

It is obvious that various changes and modications may be made in the details of constructionV and design of the above specically described embodimentof this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted onlylby-the scope of the following claims. i

What is claimed is: Y 1. A fastening device for a pair of movable pivotally yconnected inverted U-shaped bag frames, the rst of which has a channel rail 'on its top side adapted to overlap the top of the second Vframe when in closed relation, and have the sides thereof in alignment 'withpthe outer sides of the frames, said rail having a longitudinally recessed side portion w,intermediate the ends thereof with a depending locking lip disposed in therecess and facing the inner side of the other opposing frame, a guide strip projecting from the inner face of the'fother frame, having a length substantially equal to that of the recess and adapted to fit into the recessed portion of therail on the first frame so as to be in axial alignment therewith, a locking member slidably mounted on said guide strip for fitting into the recess to slide behind the depending lip when moved in one direction, and a vertically disposed finger hold con nected to said slide arranged against the outer side face of the opposing frame whereioo izo

by to push one frame against the other in closed position and slide the locking member into the recess and against the inside of the depending lip, said finger hold having its top portion co-extensive with the top of the channel rail and one face in flush sliding ontact with the outer face of the second rame.

2. In a hand bag having a pair of hinged i inverted U-shaped frames, a fastening device comprising an inverted channel rail with one side Wall integrally extending from the outer face of one of the frames and adapted to overlap the top of the other frame when in closed relation, said rail having a longitudinal recess in its inner side face, and a locking lip depending into said recess and extending throughout a portion of the length thereof, a guide strip projecting from the inner abutting side Wall of the opposing frame for holding the opposite sides of the frames in closed relation and passing the free edge of the locking lip in the recess, a locking slide on the guide strip for passing a portion of said recess between the locking lip and one end of the recess, and an elongated finger hold integrally connected with the locking slide, having one side making a flush sliding contact with the outer side face of the second frame and with the inner side face of the rail upon closing the frame, said finger hold being adapted for moving the locking slide against the inner face of the locking lip to retain the frames in abutting face to face relation.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name hereto.

HARRY LEBERMAN. 

